Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Kai

Toshihiro Kai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240004921
    Abstract: An information processing system includes circuitry. In response to receiving, from a terminal apparatus, a search request for searching minutes using user information as a search key, the minutes including handwritten data having been displayed on a display, the circuitry is to search a memory that stores, in association with user information, a plurality of pieces of handwritten data divided into one or more groups in accordance with a predetermined rule, to obtain a search result including the one or more groups of handwritten data that match the user information. The circuitry is also to transmit the search result including the one or more groups of handwritten data that match the user information to the terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshihiro Kai
  • Patent number: 11734940
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes circuitry to receive an input of a plurality of strokes representing a drawing that includes one or more drawing components including a first drawing component. The plurality of strokes is divided under a predetermined condition to obtain the one or more drawing components. The circuitry stores, in a memory, each of the one or more drawing components and drawing data representing the drawing. The circuitry displays, on a display screen, in response to receiving an input of a second drawing component, the drawing represented by the drawing data based on the first drawing component and the second drawing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Susumu Fujioka
  • Patent number: 11671032
    Abstract: A control method of controlling a resonance type power conversion device including a voltage resonance circuit is provided. The voltage resonance circuit comprising, a choke coil connected to input power supply, a first switching element connected to the choke coil, a capacitor connected in parallel to the first switching element, and a resonance circuit connected between a connection point and an output terminal, the connection point being a point at which the choke coil and the first switching element are connected. The control method comprising, detecting a polarity of current flowing through parallel circuit connected in parallel to the first switching element by using a sensor included in the voltage resonance circuit; and controlling an operating condition of the first switching element depending on a polarity of the current detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke Saito, Toshihiro Kai, Shigeharu Yamagami, Keisuke Inoue
  • Patent number: 11616448
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power conversion device can prevent over temperature by suppressing a change in impedance of a capacitor included in a rectifier circuit. The power conversion device includes an AC wave generation circuit for generating an AC wave, and a rectifier circuit for rectifying the AC wave generated by the AC wave generation circuit with a configuration including a rectifier capacitor and a diode connected in parallel. The method for controlling the power conversion device regulates the AC wave input to the rectifier capacitor depending on a change in impedance of the rectifier capacitor so as to suppress the change in the impedance of the rectifier capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke Saito, Toshihiro Kai, Shigeharu Yamagami, Keisuke Inoue
  • Patent number: 11557956
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power conversion device for converting power from a power supply by controlling an input to a resonance circuit comprising a resonance coil and a resonance capacitor, with a switching element, the method comprising simultaneously changing a switching frequency and a time ratio of the switching element so that the switching element satisfies a condition of zero-voltage switching when an output power of the power conversion device is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Kousuke Saito, Giorgio Lovison, Keisuke Inoue, Shigeharu Yamagami
  • Publication number: 20220405871
    Abstract: A storing unit stores therein contract information indicating, with respect to each of a plurality of devices rented to a user and included in a system, an expiration time point at which a rental contract of each of the plurality of devices expires and communication channel information indicating inter-device communication channels between the plurality of devices. A processing unit determines, based on the contract information and the communication channel information, a second device to experience effect of expiration of the rental contract of a first device at a first time point amongst the plurality of devices, and outputs information indicating the effect on the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenji NITTA, Kenji ITOH, Kazuhiro NAKANO, Anjie ZHANG, Toshihiro KAI, Kota IRIGUCHI, Naoyuki YOSHIMI, Mai IZAWA, Kenichi TAKAYANAGI, Takayuki NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11476748
    Abstract: A method for controlling a resonance type power converter including a first resonance circuit (L0, C0) and a shunt circuit (3), which converts and outputs the power of the DC power supply, shunting a current flowing into a first capacitor (CS) by controlling a second switching element (S2) during a predetermined period within turn-off period of a first switching element (S1), the first capacitor connected in parallel to the first switching element (S1), the second switching element (S2) included in the shunt circuit (3), and the first switching element (S1) operated in response to the resonance of the first resonance circuit (L0, C0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Kousuke Saito, Shigeharu Yamagami, Keisuke Inoue, Kraisorn Throngnumchai
  • Publication number: 20220309818
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes circuitry to receive an input of a plurality of strokes representing a drawing that includes one or more drawing components including a first drawing component. The plurality of strokes is divided under a predetermined condition to obtain the one or more drawing components. The circuitry stores, in a memory, each of the one or more drawing components and drawing data representing the drawing. The circuitry displays, on a display screen, in response to receiving an input of a second drawing component, the drawing represented by the drawing data based on the first drawing component and the second drawing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAI, Susumu FUJIOKA
  • Publication number: 20220247302
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power conversion device for converting power from a power supply by controlling an input to a resonance circuit comprising a resonance coil and a resonance capacitor, with a switching element, the method comprising simultaneously changing a switching frequency and a time ratio of the switching element so that the switching element satisfies a condition of zero-voltage switching when an output power of the power conversion device is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAI, Kousuke SAITO, Giorgio LOVISON, Keisuke INOUE, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20220166342
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power conversion device can prevent over temperature by suppressing a change in impedance of a capacitor included in a rectifier circuit. The power conversion device includes an AC wave generation circuit for generating an AC wave, and a rectifier circuit for rectifying the AC wave generated by the AC wave generation circuit with a configuration including a rectifier capacitor and a diode connected in parallel. The method for controlling the power conversion device regulates the AC wave input to the rectifier capacitor depending on a change in impedance of the rectifier capacitor so as to suppress the change in the impedance of the rectifier capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke SAITO, Toshihiro KAI, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI, Keisuke INOUE
  • Patent number: 11342841
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes by controlling at least either one of a switching frequency of a switching element (S) or a duty ratio indicating an ON period of the switching element, securing delay time from voltage at both ends of the switching element reaches zero voltage by resonance of the resonant circuit (L0, C0) in an OFF state of the switching element until the switching element is turned on, and turning on the switching element within the delay time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Shigeharu Yamagami, Tetsuya Hayashi, Yusuke Zushi, Taku Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20210159773
    Abstract: A method for controlling a resonance type power converter including a first resonance circuit (L0, C0) and a shunt circuit (3), which converts and outputs the power of the DC power supply, shunting a current flowing into a first capacitor (CS) by controlling a second switching element (S2) during a predetermined period within turn-off period of a first switching element (S1), the first capacitor connected in parallel to the first switching element (S1), the second switching element (S2) included in the shunt circuit (3), and the first switching element (S1) operated in response to the resonance of the first resonance circuit (L0, C0).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAI, Kousuke SAITO, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI, Keisuke INOUE, Kraisorn THRONGNUMCHAI
  • Publication number: 20210057995
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes by controlling at least either one of a switching frequency of a switching element (S) or a duty ratio indicating an ON period of the switching element, securing delay time from voltage at both ends of the switching element reaches zero voltage by resonance of the resonant circuit (L0, C0) in an OFF state of the switching element until the switching element is turned on, and turning on the switching element within the delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAI, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI, Tetsuya HAYASHI, Yusuke ZUSHI, Taku SHIMOMURA
  • Publication number: 20210044218
    Abstract: A control method of controlling a resonance type power conversion device including a voltage resonance circuit is provided. The voltage resonance circuit comprising, a choke coil connected to input power supply, a first switching element connected to the choke coil, a capacitor connected in parallel to the first switching element, and a resonance circuit connected between a connection point and an output terminal, the connection point being a point at which the choke coil and the first switching element are connected. The control method comprising, detecting a polarity of current flowing through parallel circuit connected in parallel to the first switching element by using a sensor included in the voltage resonance circuit; and controlling an operating condition of the first switching element depending on a polarity of the current detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke SAITO, Toshihiro KAI, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI, Keisuke INOUE
  • Patent number: 9806534
    Abstract: A non-contact power feeding apparatus transmits, by at least magnetic coupling, an electric power in a non-contact manner to a power reception coil from a power transmission coil. The transmission coil is electrically connected to an alternating-current power source. The non-contact power feeding apparatus outputs an electric power to a load electrically connected to the power reception coil. The non-contact power feeding apparatus includes a coupling state estimator configured to estimate a coupling state between the power transmission coil and the power reception coil. The non-contact power feeding apparatus also includes an available output power calculator configured to calculate an available output power that can be output to the load, based on a limit value of a circuit element of a power feeding circuit including the power transmission coil and the power reception coil and on the coupling state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuya Yamauchi, Yuusuke Minagawa, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Toshihiro Kai
  • Patent number: 9774218
    Abstract: A non-contact power feeding apparatus including a power transmitting coil 5 receiving supply of electric power from an AC power supply, a power receiving coil 6 receiving electric power transmitted from the power transmitting coil 5 in a non-contacting manner, switching unit for switching connections with coils 61 to 63, output unit for outputting the electric power received from the power receiving coil 6 to a load 11 through the switching unit, and controller for controlling the switching unit. The power receiving coil 6 includes a plurality of coils 61 to 63 sharing their coil axes, the switching unit is connected to the coils 61 to 63 and switches polarity of the coils 61 to 63 in accordance with interlinkage magnetic flux passes through each of the coils 61 to 63.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Kraisorn Throngnumchai, Yuji Naruse, Yuuya Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 9755461
    Abstract: There are provided with: a secondary winding 20 to which an electric power is supplied in a non-contact manner from a primary winding 10 by an alternating-current power source; a first circuit section 21 connected in parallel to the secondary winding 20; and a second circuit section 22 connected in series to a parallel circuit of the secondary winding 20 and the first circuit section 21. An impedance of the first circuit section 21 is larger than an impedance of the second circuit section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yuuya Yamauchi, Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Patent number: 9705565
    Abstract: A non-contact power supply device comprises: a primary winding (101); and a secondary winding (201) to which an electric power is supplied from an alternating current power supply via the primary winding, wherein an impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to a frequency is such that a minimal value is provided in the proximity of a frequency of a fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply and another impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that the frequency of the fundamental wave component is provided between the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a maximal value is provided and the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which the minimal value is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Yuya Yamauchi, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yuusuke Minagawa
  • Publication number: 20170093223
    Abstract: A non-contact power feeding apparatus including a power transmitting coil 5 receiving supply of electric power from an AC power supply, a power receiving coil 6 receiving electric power transmitted from the power transmitting coil 5 in a non-contacting manner, switching unit for switching connections with coils 61 to 63, output unit for outputting the electric power received from the power receiving coil 6 to a load 11 through the switching unit, and controller for controlling the switching unit. The power receiving coil 6 includes a plurality of coils 61 to 63 sharing their coil axes, the switching unit is connected to the coils 61 to 63 and switches polarity of the coils 61 to 63 in accordance with interlinkage magnetic flux passes through each of the coils 61 to 63.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAI, Kraisorn THRONGNUMCHAI, Yuji NARUSE, Yuuya YAMAUCHI
  • Patent number: 9525302
    Abstract: As an aspect of the present invention, a noncontact power feeding apparatus includes: a power transmission resonator; and a power reception resonator configured to be magnetically coupled with the power transmission resonator by magnetic field resonance. The power transmission resonator is magnetically coupled with the power reception resonator by the magnetic field resonance, whereby electric power is supplied from an electric power source to the power reception resonator through the power transmission resonator. One of the power transmission resonator and the power reception resonator has a predetermined single resonant frequency, and the other one of the power transmission resonator and the power reception resonator has multiple resonant frequencies inclusive of the predetermined single resonant frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kraisorn Throngnumchai, Toshihiro Kai, Yusuke Minagawa